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'Now or never': Only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes - U.N. report

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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change revealed a litany of broken climate promises by governments and corporations. He accused them of stoking global warming by clinging to harmful fossil fuels. Temperatures on Earth will shoot past a key danger point unless greenhouse gas emissions fall faster than countries have committed, the world's top body of climate scientists said.

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Times of India

UN warns Earth 'firmly on track toward an unlivable world'

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change revealed ``a litany of broken climate promises'' by governments and corporations, accusing them of stoking global warming by clinging to harmful fossil fuels.

2 years ago·India

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BBC News

Climate change: IPCC scientists say it's 'now or never' to limit warming

Staving off the worst impacts of climate change is possible, say scientists, but immediate action is needed.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

IPCC report: ‘now or never’ if world is to stave off climate disaster

The world can still hope to stave off the worst ravages of climate breakdown but only through a “now or never” dash to a low-carbon economy and society, scientists have said in what is in effect a final warning for governments on the climate.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

UN warns Earth 'firmly on track toward an unlivable world'

Temperatures on Earth will shoot past a key danger point unless greenhouse gas emissions fall faster than countries have committed, the world's top body of climate scientists said Monday, warning of the consequences of inaction but also noting hopeful signs of progress.

2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

IPCC report warns emissions must decline by 2025 to avoid dangerous climate change

‘We have the tools and knowhow required to limit warming,’ says IPCC chair Hoesung Lee

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

'Now or never': Only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes -U.N. report

Drastic cuts to fossil fuel use. Growing forests and eating less meat. These are just some of the actions needed in this decade to contain global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures, a major report by the U.N. climate science agency said Monday.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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